About the System

King Library

Brief Overview

King Library, the flagship of the Miami University Libraries and scholarly hub of Oxford campus life for more than 40 years. King Library houses Miami University Libraries' social sciences and humanities collections as well as the Walter Havighurst Special Collections.

History

The library is named for longtime library director and benefactor, Edgar Weld King (1893 - 1969). The original structure, known today as the Leland S. Dutton Wing, opened in 1966 as Miami's undergraduate library.

King Library's footprint expanded to 175,159 square feet in 1973 with completion of the north wing and main entrance portico.

In 1997, the university began a three-phase, multi-million dollar renovation, overhauling design and function to meet the demands of an increasingly digital research environment. The rehabilitation was completed in 2007.